The latest officially reported population of China was 1,408,975,000 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current China's population is 1,402,614,510 people compared to 36,557,435 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 38.4 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
- China is ranked the 2nd most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 17.4% of the world: 16.9% for China vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, China has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2006, the population of China has increased from 1.31B people to 1.4B (6.99% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.6M (70.4% growth).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 73.8M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
China vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
China
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Saudi Arabia
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| Current population |
1402614510
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36557435
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| Population rank | 2/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 16.9% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
18.2 seconds
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.5 seconds
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
2.84 seconds
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.65 minutes
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -318,992 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4,753 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,735,000 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 4/197 |
China and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
China
Population
Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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China
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Saudi Arabia
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China
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Saudi Arabia
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| 1960 | 667,070,000 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 660,330,000 | 2,526,347 | -1.01% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 665,770,000 | 2,620,910 | 0.82% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 682,335,000 | 2,719,341 | 2.49% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 698,355,000 | 2,821,968 | 2.35% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 715,185,000 | 2,928,771 | 2.41% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 735,400,000 | 3,039,887 | 2.83% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 754,550,000 | 3,157,242 | 2.6% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 774,510,000 | 3,282,711 | 2.65% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 796,025,000 | 3,417,114 | 2.78% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 818,315,000 | 3,562,470 | 2.8% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 841,105,000 | 3,724,031 | 2.78% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 862,030,000 | 3,905,722 | 2.49% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 881,940,000 | 4,106,344 | 2.31% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 900,350,000 | 4,323,632 | 2.09% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 916,395,000 | 4,556,287 | 1.78% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 930,685,000 | 4,807,933 | 1.56% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 943,455,000 | 5,083,048 | 1.37% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 956,165,000 | 5,381,902 | 1.35% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 969,005,000 | 5,703,698 | 1.34% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 981,235,000 | 6,047,997 | 1.26% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 993,885,000 | 6,420,551 | 1.29% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 1,008,630,000 | 6,824,486 | 1.48% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 1,023,310,000 | 7,252,941 | 1.46% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 1,036,825,000 | 7,697,307 | 1.32% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 1,051,040,000 | 8,151,779 | 1.37% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 1,066,790,000 | 8,628,639 | 1.5% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 1,084,035,000 | 9,130,194 | 1.62% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 1,101,630,000 | 9,629,165 | 1.62% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 1,118,650,000 | 10,128,394 | 1.54% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 1,135,185,000 | 10,640,691 | 1.48% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 1,150,780,000 | 11,160,744 | 1.37% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 1,164,970,000 | 11,686,676 | 1.23% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 1,178,440,000 | 12,215,862 | 1.16% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 1,191,835,000 | 12,750,040 | 1.14% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 1,204,855,000 | 13,289,245 | 1.09% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 1,217,550,000 | 13,831,009 | 1.05% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 1,230,075,000 | 14,374,943 | 1.03% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 1,241,935,000 | 14,922,185 | 0.96% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 1,252,735,000 | 15,472,075 | 0.87% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 1,262,645,000 | 16,177,722 | 0.79% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 1,271,850,000 | 17,041,397 | 0.73% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 1,280,400,000 | 17,910,910 | 0.67% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 1,288,400,000 | 18,786,767 | 0.62% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 1,296,075,000 | 19,669,480 | 0.6% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 1,303,720,000 | 20,559,890 | 0.59% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 1,311,020,000 | 21,459,144 | 0.56% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 1,317,885,000 | 22,368,313 | 0.52% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 1,324,655,000 | 23,287,877 | 0.51% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 1,331,260,000 | 24,217,654 | 0.5% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 1,337,705,000 | 23,978,487 | 0.48% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 1,345,035,000 | 25,091,867 | 0.55% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 1,354,190,000 | 26,168,861 | 0.68% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 1,363,240,000 | 27,624,004 | 0.67% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 1,371,860,000 | 28,309,273 | 0.63% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 1,379,860,000 | 29,816,382 | 0.58% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 1,387,790,000 | 30,954,198 | 0.57% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 1,396,215,000 | 30,977,355 | 0.61% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 1,402,760,000 | 30,196,281 | 0.47% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 1,407,745,000 | 30,063,799 | 0.36% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 1,411,100,000 | 31,552,510 | 0.24% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 1,412,360,000 | 30,784,383 | 0.09% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 1,412,175,000 | 32,175,224 | -0.01% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 1,410,710,000 | 33,702,731 | -0.1% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 1,408,975,000 | 35,300,280 | -0.12% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 1,405,773,318 | 35,927,625 | -0.23% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 1,402,614,510 | 36,550,694 | -0.22% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 1,399,403,406 | 37,167,513 | -0.23% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 1,395,886,569 | 37,775,810 | -0.25% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 1,392,060,666 | 38,364,377 | -0.27% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 1,387,961,846 | 38,918,375 | -0.29% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 1,383,588,794 | 39,450,880 | -0.32% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 1,378,934,346 | 39,983,934 | -0.34% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 1,374,007,012 | 40,517,599 | -0.36% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 1,368,825,481 | 41,052,423 | -0.38% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 1,363,415,793 | 41,588,429 | -0.4% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 1,357,772,486 | 42,125,184 | -0.41% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 1,351,902,859 | 42,661,908 | -0.43% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 1,345,840,038 | 43,198,420 | -0.45% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 1,339,558,174 | 43,734,316 | -0.47% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 1,333,028,062 | 44,269,571 | -0.49% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 1,326,251,398 | 44,804,338 | -0.51% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 1,319,222,019 | 45,338,111 | -0.53% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 1,311,956,934 | 45,870,896 | -0.55% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 1,304,437,340 | 46,403,116 | -0.57% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 1,296,592,737 | 46,934,822 | -0.6% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 1,288,357,014 | 47,465,267 | -0.64% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 1,279,723,262 | 47,993,976 | -0.67% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 1,270,661,954 | 48,521,364 | -0.71% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 1,261,120,581 | 49,047,461 | -0.75% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 1,251,102,086 | 49,572,202 | -0.79% | 1.07% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of China increased by 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, China gained 14,824,510 (a 1.07% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).
China was ranked 1st most populous country in 2006 and is 2nd in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) China's population will shrink by 10.8% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between China and Saudi Arabia
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China
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Saudi Arabia
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79 years | 79.4 years |
| Average age | 40.5 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.9:49.1 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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